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Patty Murray: It'll put billions of dollars into the pockets of the people in our society who are most likely to spend those dollars.

On the recordJune 24, 2013
It'll put billions of dollars into the pockets of the people in our society who are most likely to spend those dollars.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray explains how raising the minimum wage stimulates the economy.

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